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Busiah K, Peet A, Tornese G, Weintrob N, Schulga J, Hamza RT, Koletzko B, Russell RR, Felice A, Patel L, Patel L. The 2021 European Training Requirements in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes. Horm Res Paediatr 2022; 94:441-447. [PMID: 34638127 DOI: 10.1159/000520073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The aims of the 2021 European Training Requirements (ETR) in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (PED) are to (1) provide standards to harmonize training programmes in PED between different European countries, (2) establish clearly defined standards of knowledge and skills required to practice PED at the tertiary care level, (3) foster the development of a network of competent tertiary care centres for PED in Europe and globally, and (4) improve the quality of care for children and adolescents requiring PED services. This ETR in PED specifies the requirements for training institutions, trainers, and trainees. It also provides the detailed syllabus/core content that trainees are expected to achieve in order to become competent independent clinicians in PED. References to consensus guidelines produced and/or endorsed by ESPE are included. The target users are trainees in PED, trainers, and all involved with quality assurance and accreditation. The process to develop and approve this 2021 ETR has been rigorous and involved trainees and consultants in paediatric and adult Endocrinology, ESPE (Syllabus Task Force, Education and Training Committee, Council), European Academy of Paediatrics (Tertiary Care Council, Assembly), European Board of Paediatrics, and Union of European Medical Specialists. Implementing the ETR will complement professional regulatory requirements for postgraduate training in PED in different countries and allow harmonizing standards across Europe. ETR is publicly available at www.eurospe.org/education/education-training-syllabus and at https://www.uems.eu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/133990/UEMS-2021.17-European-Training-Requirement-in-Paediatric-Endocrinology.pdf.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kanetee Busiah
- Paediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology and Obesity Unit, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Children's Clinic of Tartu University Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tartu University, Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS "Burlo Garofolo", Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.,Former Head of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Consultant Paediatrician, NHS Forth Valley Women & Children Department, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- EAP Chair of Secondary-Tertiary Care Committee, Else Kröner Senior Professor of Paediatrics, LMU - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany.,Department of Paediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU University Hospitals, Munich, Germany
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- EAP Chair of European Board of Paediatrics, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care and Respiratory Paediatrics, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- President of the European Board of Surgery, President of the UEMS Division of General Surgery, UEMS ETR Committee Reviewer, Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom.,Division of Medical Education, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Waldron S, Rurik I, Madacsy L, Donnasson-Eudes S, Rosu M, Skovlund SE, Pankowska E, Allgrove J. Good practice recommendations on paediatric training programmes for health care professionals in the EU. Pediatr Diabetes 2012; 13 Suppl 16:29-38. [PMID: 22931222 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5448.2012.00910.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Part of the SWEET Project: EU (European Union), Better Control in Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes: Working to Create Centres of Reference, was specifically to examine the training of health care professionals (HCPs) across the EU. Several types of information were collected during 2009, and these included a literature search, workshops of the SWEET members, examination of the data collected by the Hvidøre Study Group and the Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes, and Needs (DAWN) Youth initiative, and a questionnaire distributed to SWEET members and professional colleagues who cared for children and young people (CYP) with diabetes. It was clear from the information collected that there was no European or global consensus either on a curriculum for the training of the paediatric diabetes multidisciplinary team (MDT) or individual professions in paediatric diabetes. A minority of countries had well-established training but, for the majority, there was little standardisation or accreditation. Moreover, most countries did not have available courses for training the diabetes MDT and training was not mandatory. Of the courses that were available more were accredited for doctors and nurses but fewer for the other professions. As a consequence, the majority of HCP posts in paediatric diabetes do not demand prior experience in the specialty. Standardised accredited training and continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities are severely limited. The SWEET Project supports a standardised, accredited approach to training and CPD of the MDT and for individual professions. As a consequence, a curriculum for the training of the MDT was developed, and this is now ready for implementation.
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